UFO report - January 2013

Earlier this month I linked up to 'Nothing but UFO's in 2013' - hosted by Carrie from 'A Passion for Applique'. We are to pick three UFO's to work on for each month and the aim for us all is the finish them too! :)

For January, my aim was to work on these quilts, and I had in mind to finish at least the 'Colorado Star' quilt and do some progress on the two others.

When I pulled out the batting for this quilt, I discovered it wasn't enough! :( This batting I get only at a small shop in the neighbor town... Who wants to go there in the heat of the summer?! Not me!

 

 

Well, my plans had to change and I'm really happy to say I have sewn 40 New York Beauty blocks! When all the blocks for the 'New York Beauty Quilt-Along' were done - I had a square of 48 inch / 120 cm. To me that is an odd size, so I decided to turn it into a single bed quilt by adding more blocks.

 

 

Here are the blocks I have sewn over the last couple of weeks.

This block is from the Quilt-Along. It will be two of this one in the quilt.

 

 

Another block I love from the Quilt-Along, is this one.... It will be two of this one too.

Love the center piece of this one!

 

 

Since I wanted some variation in the quilt, the next blocks are printed from EQ7.

Checked Arc Beauty - this one was a pain! Look at the tiny pieces that forms the center piece! Perhaps they look big here, but actually they are a little bit less than 1 1/4 inch. I'm not used to work with that tiny pieces though..... :)

 

 

The next one from EQ7 - is New York Compass

 

 

The last one from EQ7; Sunburst Beauty

 

 

The other blocks from the Quilt-Along I have sewn this month, you can see here, here and here.

 

I've been so obsessed by the New York Beauty blocks that I have not even looked at this one! The only thing I have done to it, is to pull out the fabrics from the shelf! Perhaps some progress next month?? :)

 

 

Tomorrow the blog post will be about what I intend to work on for February.

 

When I needed a break from the New York Beauties - I made these small projects. They are not UFO's, just some fun projects I decided to make. :)  

 

 

 

 



Weekend projects...

... that took the whole week to finish!

After finishing the blocks for the New York Beauty Quilt-Along last week, I felt sooo for making something else. While I was looking for some fabrics, my hands fell on a plastic bag with leftovers from these projects, so why not create something out of it? I find it very difficult to throw fabric, especially these cute chickens, so here is what I came up with.

 

Teapot cozy...

 

 

... with a matching mug rug...

 

 

Teapot cozy... one side...

 

 

...the other side.

 

 

Matching mug rugs

 

 

Matching placemats

 

 

More mug rugs

 

 

... and the last one...

 

 

Lots of fun making these projects and now there is not a single chicken left! :)

 

As I mentioned above, I have finished all the NYB blocks and I have sewn them together. I will do a blog post about it in a few days.  Now I have a 48 inch square quilt, but I want to make it bigger so that it fits at least a single bed. I have to check out sizes etc. So that is what I will be working on again this week - I think..... You know, it's always fun to start new projects, but I have to restrain myself - if possible! :)) If I get bored, which I know I will, there's always other UFO's to work on!

Have a wonderful week!

 

  

New York Beauty blocks #2 and #9

YIPPY!
They are all done and here are the two last ones.

Block #2 - has Amy from Amy Lou Who's tutorial. Click here for the tutorial.


And finally, block #9 - the last one.
This block has Lindsay from Lindsay Sews' tutorial. Click here for the tutorial.


The New York Beauty Quilt Along is hosted by Kim from My Go-Go Life.
There are lots of New York Beauty photos in the Flickr Group.

Since I now have sewn all the blocks, time has come putting them together. I have 40 blocks - 8 inch sewn into quilt. I have no idea how I'm going to do it... I think I will have to spread all the blocks on the floor and play with a pattern.... One idea is to add the four blocks of each pattern together and then add a narrow sashing around it... But that is just a thought right now...
What I have learnt by making all these blocks, is how important contrast is. I would love to make more NYB's, but right now I need a break! :)